How to Determine Goped Scooter Engine Size

Get information on Goped scooter engine displacement sizes. Goped makes a line of personal scooters powered by various means. The gasoline engine powered scooters have engines of varying sizes. Determining the size of your scooter engine can be useful for a number of things. Determining how much fuel or oil the engine requires, determining how powerful the engine is compared to other models, and looking for replacement parts all require knowing the engine size.

Look in the "Goped user manual" for "Engine size" or "Engine type." The size and model name of the specific engine should be listed. You may need to check the manual's index for the appropriate page number of this information. If it is not proceed to the next paragraph for further information.

Look on the front of the user manual for the Goped model name and number. If you do not have a user manual look on the body of the scooter for the scooter's make and model. Visit the Goped engine specifications website, available in the References section located at the end of this article. This reference contains all information on the current Goped scooter models including information on each of the available engines.

Look under the "Models" heading under each engine to find the model that matches your Goped model. If you have the engine model number from the previous paragraph instead look at the series of numbers and letters directly below each engine image until you find the matching model number.

Look under the "Displacement" heading under the matching engine model to find your engine size. The engine size is listed in CC (cubic centermeters). The higher the number than the larger your engine size.

Note that certain Goped scooters, including those that are human powered, may not have gasoline powered engines and may be only one type or size. For example some models are powered by propane while others are powered by the user's movement. This article is mainly relevant to gasoline powered engines on the Goped line of scooters.

As always, safety is important when riding any type of vehicle. Always wear a helmet and obey all applicable traffic and public laws when using the scooter. Do not attempt to open or take apart the engine if you do not have experience repairing engines or vehicle components.

Reference
GoPed: Engine specifications: http://www.goped.com/products/

Resource
CSGnetwork: CC engine size information: http://www.csgnetwork.com/cubicinchcalc.html